Jury Again Recommends Death for Xbox Killers

A Volusia County jury has once again recommended the death penalty for Troy Victorino and Jerone Hunter in the 2004 'Xbox murders,' where six people and a dog were killed in Deltona, Florida. The attack was motivated by Victorino's anger over a missing Xbox after being evicted from a house he had been squatting in. Both men were previously sentenced to death in 2006, but their sentences were overturned following changes to Florida's death penalty law, necessitating a new jury recommendation. The recent jury recommendations were not unanimous but met the state's required threshold, leaving the final decision to the judge. Defense attorneys argued for life sentences based on Hunter's alleged intimidation and Victorino's mental health, while prosecutors cited the crime's brutality. Two accomplices, Michael Salas and Robert Cannon, are serving life sentences for their roles.